Go, give me your 10.

First hit out without much thought and I got these 10....

Sam Egan
MR
Dhd
JS
Mitch Rae.
Simon
bob mct
Wegener
Paul Hutchinson
Npj

Shapers are not so important with the development of shaping machines ,
APS 3000 would be amongst the best shaper .

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bazz61 said..
Shapers are not so important with the development of shaping machines ,
APS 3000 would be amongst the best shaper .

What boards has it designed?

Who puts the number in the machine..
Or designs the board that goes in it.
Or listens to feedback from people about about improving stuff.

Machines give a close tolerance shape but they still need to be finished or designed in the first place.

Glen "Tobey" Jones
the best RIP mate.

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Cobra said..
Glen "Tobey" Jones
the best RIP mate.

Dave Boyd ,shaper, artisan,friend gone to soon

I'm here to watch a fight erupt

Im west oz so will eat my popcorn for now until it becomes to hard to just watch than will jump in and give you the correct list

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Razzonater said..
I'm here to watch a fight erupt

Im west oz so will eat my popcorn for now until it becomes to hard to just watch than will jump in and give you the correct list

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SP said..
Go, give me your 10.

First hit out without much thought and I got these 10....

Sam Egan
MR
Dhd
JS
Mitch Rae.
Simon
bob mct
Wegener
Paul Hutchinson
Npj

I've got two Egan's, never had an MR which growing up in Newie should be classed as a mortal sin.

Both Egan's corkers in their day, a single fin 6'0 round pin with usual browning and glass cracks. The other is one of the first thrusters he messed around with that was used by Luke in comps early 80's, also a great board in it's day but fickle to the conditions and hangovers.

Never ridden any of the others but would love a Will Webber 6'10 Dugong for an old bloke, very similar to Greg's Double Diamond but with a bit more of the Creature curves embedded.

Mine are from guys I've had boards from that I've loved.

Greg Brown
Wayne Lynch
Dave Boyd
Murray Burton
Al Byrne
Brett Munro
Rusty Preisendorfer

Are we talking longboards or shortboards?

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Daneli Returns said..
Are we talking longboards or shortboards?

Surfboards.. long, short or mid..

Dick Van Straalen
Geoff McCoy
Bert Burger
Murray Burtoun
John Mills
Bob Mctavish
Daniel Thompson
Simon Anderson
Mark Richards
Michael Cundith (from Santa Barbara but here since the 70s : SP included Wegener so must be ok to include expats).

Ghosts are in the top ten?....they must be because they finish shape the majority of boards.

Surfboard designers?
In no order
McCoy MitchellRae Webber Tomo followed by a cast of hundreds that tweak Simon's designs.
Lots of experimentors but very few innovators....

Lonboard designers?...they've passed.

Phantom and beau young , these guys are quality,will craft you anything,looks like some of you guys stuck with commercial names of the past

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Tractorguy said..
Phantom and beau young , these guys are quality,will craft you anything,looks like some of you guys stuck with commercial names of the past

Beau young,yeh ok lol

I will release my top ten two at a time

daniel Thompson
al bean

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Razzonater said..
I will release my top ten two at a time

daniel Thompson
al bean

Me too

Dan Thompson
Cambell brothers

Simon Anderson Bert Burger my first 2

Burt Berger contributed soooooo much to surfboard design he is in for sure

heres one that might spark some memories Dave brash, he made me a custom once, a short board it was the best board I have ever ridden ever

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here you go pick ten


Al Merric
Murray Bourton
Nick Uricchio
Owl Chapman
Phil Byrne
Reynolds Yater
Robert August
Robert Weiner
Rusty Preisendorfer
Simon Anderson
Skip Frye
Terry Martin
Tom Wegener
Wayne Lynch
Allan Byrne
Ben Aipa
Bert Burger
Bill Riedel
Bill Stewart
Bing Copeland
Bob McTavish
Bob Pearson
Bob Simmons
Bruce Jones
Chris Jones
Dale Velzy
Dick Brewer
Dick Van Straalen
Donald Takayama
Drew Anderson
Eric Arakawa
Gerry Lopez
Greg Bennett
Greg Noll
Greg Webber
Hap Jacobs
Hobart Alter
I?igo Letamendia
Jason Stephenson
Jeff Bushman
Mark Neville
Matt Biolos
Maurice Cole
Mike Diffenderfer
Murray Bourton
Nick Uricchio
Owl Chapman
Phil Byrne
Reynolds Yater
Robert August
Robert Weiner
Rusty Preisendorfer
Simon Anderson
Skip Frye
Terry Martin
Tom Wegener
Wayne Lynch

Mike Davis
Len Dibben

Ronnie Goddard ,as good as any of the top ten or better

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SP said..
Go, give me your 10.

First hit out without much thought and I got these 10....

Sam Egan
MR
Dhd
JS
Mitch Rae.
Simon
bob mct
Wegener
Paul Hutchinson
Npj

I'm all over the place with my boards, I have many but purchase each & every one on bang for buck. My SB high performance is a DHD Ducks Nutz & my small wave is a Bali made $300 3 year old board thats seen a few countries as my backup small wave board. Longboards for me are a goto for summer & small wave fun.

Considering this was posted in the longboard department....I would say Steve Del Rosso is beyond worthy of mention

Damn right
del Rosso epic epic boards all the way back when it was frenzy
west oz underground shapers now come to mind
get ready
coast run north to south of my old stomping grounds
glen stone Geraldton made a pretty epic board
mark Harley from Cervantes would do boards for the lads 7 to 9 foot guns and we would tackle every offshore reef on that part of the coast, pretty special boards he never got big like 10-15 boards a year absolute weapons everyone who worked on the crayboats had an order with him at one time or another.
lanno wade freeman knows how to cut the foam pretty special shapes

Chris McKenzie oceanline you want a retro board in west oz he is the man legit shapes

Ross Rutherford worth the weekly wait

mark ogram boards for every generation tied in history and made for the future

Al bean again because it's ****ing al bean

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Razzonater said..
Damn right
del Rosso epic epic boards all the way back when it was frenzy
west oz underground shapers now come to mind
get ready
coast run north to south of my old stomping grounds
glen stone Geraldton made a pretty epic board
mark Harley from Cervantes would do boards for the lads 7 to 9 foot guns and we would tackle every offshore reef on that part of the coast, pretty special boards he never got big like 10-15 boards a year absolute weapons everyone who worked on the crayboats had an order with him at one time or another.
lanno wade freeman knows how to cut the foam pretty special shapes

Chris McKenzie oceanline you want a retro board in west oz he is the man legit shapes

Ross Rutherford worth the weekly wait

mark ogram boards for every generation tied in history and made for the future

Al bean again because it's ****ing al bean

Absolutely, plus Zak Ogram, Matt Manners, Dave Macaulay, Boyd Purdy....for performance....I feel bad coz I know theres a lot more

Nigel Annesley and Hayden Cox for east coast
Martin Littlewood or Greg Laurenson (RIP) west coast

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Tractorguy said..
Phantom and beau young , these guys are quality,will craft you anything,looks like some of you guys stuck with commercial names of the past

Beau young,yeh ok lol

Why lol? The guy rips and shapes epic boards too

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chrispy said..

Tractorguy said..
Phantom and beau young , these guys are quality,will craft you anything,looks like some of you guys stuck with commercial names of the past

Beau young,yeh ok lol

Why lol? The guy rips and shapes epic boards too

The guy rips,100%...
Does HE? shape epic boards ,mmmmmm

Yes he does
the fact that surfboard wharehouse make pop outs for him on the side is irrelevant, so did GSI for mctavish

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Ctngoodvibes said..
Yes he does
the fact that surfboard wharehouse make pop outs for him on the side is irrelevant, so did GSI for mctavish

Yeh ok,i did not mention the whorehouse...i said what i said

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Ctngoodvibes said..
Yes he does
the fact that surfboard wharehouse make pop outs for him on the side is irrelevant, so did GSI for mctavish

Yeh ok,i did not mention the whorehouse...i said what i said

Ha u love the Whorehouse